Change is hard—that’s why people have a difficult time doing it.  Life is busy, our time is limited, and 1,000 different things are pulling us in 1,000,000 different directions.  It’s tough to keep on the path toward progress while also managing the craziness of our everyday lives.  That’s the reality we’re faced with as modern...Read More

Here’s something you’ll find easy to believe: most fitness marketing doesn’t tell you the whole truth—shocker, right? From As Seen on TV gadgets, to hyper-fast fat loss advertisements from the new gym around the corner, to detox programs, we are inundated with information that tells us that transformation is low-effort if we only do what...Read More

In continuation of last week’s post, we are still on the topic of conditioning.  This week’s video takes a look at our middle of the week approach to conditioning. When it comes to conditioning, there’s been a concerning trend in the personal and group training world over the last few years: more is better, and...Read More

Things have changed in the five years since we opened the doors of BSP NOVA back in 2011.  It used to be that we had to explain to almost everyone that walked through these doors WHY we don’t do traditional sit-ups, crunches, and other common exercises for “targeting the abs.”  But, for the most part,...Read More

When it comes to conditioning, there’s been a concerning trend in the personal and group training world over the last few years: more is better, and harder is best.  Conditioning has been approached with a mindset of, “If you’re not dead after every workout, what was it for?” And while that might be okay every...Read More

I know what you’re thinking- that this title was just to grab your attention- and that may be so, but there’s absolute truth to it.  We want you to take the laziest approach to being incredibly fit, which you may know this as the minimum effective dose, and we can show you how. What are...Read More

Often imitated, rarely duplicated, the Turkish Get Up is a beast of an exercise!  Imagine, you’re lying on the floor with a 70# kettlebell, and you need to figure out a way to get that bad mambo overhead, all the way to a standing position, without tearing your shoulder apart and dropping it on your...Read More

We've got a guest post today, from our brand new coach, Lori Lindsey. Bringing Lori on board is one of the easiest decisions we have ever made. Her personality is magnetic, her accolades speak for themselves, and her aspirations align perfectly with where we are looking to take Beyond Strength Performance NOVA, LLC. Beginning November...Read More

One of the biggest mistakes we’ve been seeing in the gym lately involves the use of the wrong grip for a given lift.  Many people don’t realize it, but we should be using different grips for different lifts.  Today’s video should help to get you off on the right foot- er, um, hand.  Yeah, hands....Read More

A seemingly simple question, right?  But as we’ve learned over the last few weeks, through the implementation of the brand new quick start guides from Precision Nutrition’s Pro Coach, many people grossly overestimate just how physically active they truly are… But before we go there, let’s go back a little. What is Pn’s Pro Coach?...Read More